Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson’s relationship is finally out in the open, with Samantha uploading a picture of the pair kissing on her Myspace (along with a pre-emptive comment ‘calm down’).

If you know who Lindsay Lohan is, you’re probably wondering why it’s taken us so long to mention her here at Lesbilicious. There have been rumours about the couple for months, with photos appearing in the press of the pair holding hands, buying groceries and doing other fairly mundane couple-y things. And if you don’t know who Lindsay Lohan is, then you probably don’t care that she’s in a relationship with a woman.

For those who don’t obsess over minor LA celebrities, Lohan is a actress/model/singer more famous for getting mixed up with drugs, the police and tabloids than her career (highlights of which include starring roles in ‘Freaky Friday’ and ‘Herbie: Fully Loaded’). Samantha Ronson is a DJ who’s only claim to fame other than her girlfriend is being Mark Ronson’s sister.

So why haven’t we mentioned every rumour and speculation about the couple until now? Quite simply, because we didn’t think it was such a big deal, and because we didn’t entirely believe it wasn’t all a publicity stunt.

Madonna and Britney. Madonna and the random fan. Scarlet Johansson and Natalie Portman. Scarlet Johansson and Penelope Cruz. Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek. Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller.

Pretending to lez-up is a cheap way for celebrities to grab some headlines. And it’s so easy. Just ‘admit’ to a crush in an interview, cuddle and giggle on the red carpet, or orchestrate a kiss in front of some paparazzi.

It’s all fake, of course is it. Everyone loves a bit of a girl-on-girl between beautiful women with albums or films to promote, but the music and film industry - not to mention the press - are still extremely conservative and homophobic.

Genuine lesbian relationships are frightening and intimidating for some men because they don’t have a role - either as participants or spectators. And since it’s generally conservative men who have the power in mainstream media, it’s hardly surprising that lesbianism is only really welcome when it’s carefully choreographed titillation.

And then we have Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson, who have rocked the establishment by appearing to be in a real lesbian relationship. We’re not deluded - we know that Lohan or Ronson aren’t exactly politicised change-makers - but by its very existence their relationship is a political statement. Here’s hoping they’re able to just get on with being happy together.

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